Guide
to the papers of the
BERRY, WOLLSTONECRAFT AND HAY FAMILIES
in the
Mitchell Library,
State Library of New South Wales
Arranged and described by Janet Anderson
of the Manuscripts Section, completed 1990
State Library of New South Wales
Sydney, 1993
i.
CONTENTS
PAGES
Provenance note
iv
Chronology
v-xvii
Plan of the Berry estate, Shoalhaven River
region, NSW, 1853
xviii
General description
1-8
Detailed contents list:
Berry and Wollstonecraft, Partners
Alexander Berry
Edward Wollstonecraft
Elizabeth Berry
Berry Family
James Berry
John Berry
Charles John Campbell, Agent
David Berry
William Berry
'Berry estate letters'
Coolangatta Brass Band
Sir John Hay
James Tod Hay
Jessie Sinclair Hay
Alexander Hay
William G. Mathews
Printed material
Newspapers shelved with the manuscripts
9-17
17-27
27-28
28
28
29
29
29
30-31
31
31-32
32
32-37
38
38
38-39
40
40
41-43
ii.
Index to correspondents of Berry and
Wollstonecraft, Partners
44-72
Index to correspondents of Berry and
73-75
Wollstonecraft and others as office
bearers of the Agricultural Society of
New South Wales
Index to correspondents of Alexander Berry
76-103
Index to correspondents of Edward Wollstonecraft
104-107
Index to correspondents of Elizabeth Berry
108-109
Index to correspondents of John Berry
110-111
Index to correspondents of David Berry
112-126
Index to correspondents of William Berry
127
Pictorial material and relics
Portraits
128-130
Places and subjects
131-133
Relics
133
Family tree of Berry Family
134
Family tree of Wollstonecraft Family
135
Family tree of Hay Family
136
Family tree of Simpson Family .
137
iii.
PROVENANCE NOTE
In 1939 Alexander Hay of Coolangatta, NSW, presented to the Mitchell
Library a collection of family and estate papers. In 1941 additional
material was donated. The papers consisted largely of the correspondence of
Alexander Berry, Sydney merchant and pioneer in the Shoalhaven district,
and his partner Edward Wollstonecraft but contained other papers, Berry's
journal of a voyage to China, 1802-3, his diary as surgeon of the Lord
Hawkesbury, East Indiaman, 1804, and various narratives, 1807 - 1872. The
material was arranged in broad categories and bound into volumes with the
location number Uncat. Set 315. A list of titles of volumes and boxes, 36
in all, was filed at Ab 69/14.
In 1963 a small number of papers were obtained on the occasion of a field
visit to the town of Berry and the extant Coolangatta buildings. These were
arranged and described as the Hay Family miscellaneous papers, 1837 - 1947,
ML MSS 802.
In 1983 a large collection of papers of the partners Berry and
Wollstonecraft, of Alexander and David Berry and their successors, the Hay
family, was bought at auction. The material was part of the estate of
Kenneth Stewart, Sydney antiquarian bookseller, who had acquired them from
the heirs to the Coolangatta Estate. It was purchased by the Library at the
auction of James R. Lawson Pty. Ltd. on 18 July 1983. It provided a record
in detail of the administration of the Shoalhaven establishment from its
earliest days in 1822 to the end of the century and beyond. It contained
business letters and papers from the merchant enterprise from its beginning
in 1819, daily financial records, convict records, the papers of David
Berry, of Sir John and Alexander Hay. Cartographic and pictorial material
was removed to the Maps and Pictures Sections of the Library and the
manuscripts were accessioned as ML MSS. 4224.
The collections outlined, Uncat. Set 315, ML MSS. 802 and ML MSS. 4224, had
the same provenance, the Berry Estate, and this led to the decision in 1986
to re-assemble the material as one collection located at ML MSS. 315. In
addition several small items processed separately were replaced, including
those formerly located at B897 and B898.
The reader's attention is drawn to collections which are related but of
different archival provenance. These are as follows: the Berry Estate papers
located at A719-A721, being official copies of papers relating to the Berry
Estate at Coolangatta, from 1829 to 1890, prepared to order of Parliament in
1890; the collections of papers of David Berry, 1875 - 1951 and 1808 1946,
at A5374 and A5375, forming part of the client documents of Norton, Smith &
Co. and including papers of the trustees of the Berry and Hay Estates and
papers of Alexander and John Berry; and finally, the Berry and Hay Estates
records located at ML MSS. 676 and covering the period 1884 - 1950. With
regard to the Coolangatta Estate this last provides a sequel and supplement
while containing a great deal of material besides.
iv.
CHRONOLOGY
1781 - 1803
Alexander Berry was born on 30 November 1781 in Fife, Scotland, the eldest
son in a family of seven children living of James Berry (Berrie) and Isabel
Tod. He was educated at Cupar Grammar School and the University of St
Andrews, and went to Edinburgh University to study medicine.
In May 1801 he was awarded the diploma of the Royal College of Surgeons,
Edinburgh, a qualification which allowed him to practise as a naval
surgeon. Later he obtained a position as surgeon's mate on an East India
Company ship bound for China.
1804
In July he sailed for India as surgeon on the Lord Hawkesbury, a transport
carrying troops of the 17th Regiment. Surgeons and officers of the
Indiamen, wrote Berry years later, were all traders. Berry decided to
abandon medicine for commerce.
1807
In Cape Town and in partnership with Francis Shortt, a fellow medical
student from Edinburgh, Berry undertook the despatch of provisions to New
South Wales where there were shortages. He sailed on the City of Edinburgh
as part owner and supercargo with Simeon Pattison as captain.
1808 - 1809
After visiting Port Dalrymple and Hobart Berry arrived in Sydney in January
and met with Governor Bligh whose conduct seemed to Berry 'arbitrary and
ridiculous' (1).
With no cargo for a return journey to Cape Town he undertook the transfer of
settlers from Norfolk Island to Hobart. He then set off on several voyages
in search of timber, to Fiji for sandalwood to New Zealand for spars. In
December 1809 he came on the remains of the ship Boyd in Whangaroa harbour.
Maoris had massacred the crew and fired the ship, but Berry was able to
rescue four survivors, Mrs Morley and child, Betsy Broughton, a girl of five
years, and a boy, Thomas Davis (Davies, Davison).
1810 - 1811
In January the City of Edinburgh sailed from New Zealand bound for Cape Town
via Cape Horn. In terrible weather the vessel lost its sails and rudder.
It drifted towards Tierra del Fuego and after the crew had endured much
distress and danger the ship reached Valparaiso and Lima where extensive
repairs were made. Berry was allowed to take on cargo for Cadiz. The ship
reached Rio de Janeiro in December 1811 but met with a series of storms
which left it waterlogged and leaking. Berry and his party abandoned ship
and succeeded in reaching the island of Graciosa in the Azores.
v.
1812 - 1814
Mid 1812 Berry was on board the Confianza bound for Cadiz. Here he met
Edward Wollstonecraft, the son of a London solicitor and nephew of Mary
Wollstonecraft Godwin. In Cadiz the two took lodgings in the same house and
became friends. Wollstonecraft became Berry's agent and returned to London
with power of attorney to handle matters arising from the shipwreck and
partnership with Shortt.
1815 - 1819
On arrival in London Berry took up residence with Edward and his sister,
Elizabeth, at Greenwich. The two went into full partnership in 1819 and set
out for Sydney to establish a merchant enterprise. Berry arrived as
supercargo on the Admiral Cockburn, 31 July 1819. Wollstonecraft arrived as
passenger on the Canada, 1 September. Each applied to Governor Macquarie
for a land grant, the entitlement being 2000 acres (809 ha) of agricultural
land.
1820
To enlarge their connection Berry returned to England in March on the
Admiral Cockburn, a vessel for which they had procured cargo.
In September Wollstonecraft was appointed a bank director.
1821
In March the Surveyor General was instructed to measure 2000 acres (809
ha) for each of the partners.
Mid 1821 Wollstonecraft located 500 acres (202 ha) of his grant on the north
side of Sydney Harbour and built a cottage which he called the Crows Nest.
At inaugural meetings in June and July Wollstonecraft became a member of
the Philosophical Society of Australasia.
Berry arrived back in Sydney in November. He had chartered a new ship, the
Royal George, and brought with him the new Governor, Sir Thomas Brisbane,
accompanied by family and staff. In the company of James Atkinson Berry
went immediately to see the house built for Wollstonecraft.
The firm of Berry and Wollstonecraft took on the duties of Treasurer
for the Benevolent Society.
Berry was accepted as a member of the Philosophical Society and read papers
in the new year.
vi.
1822
Commissioned by the government to explore the south coast to Montagu Island,
Berry first visited the Shoalhaven region in January. On board the
government vessel, Snapper, he was accompanied by Lieutenant Johnston,
Hamilton Hume and William L. Edwardson. Berry recorded the expedition in
detail in his journal writings, his reports to Brisbane and in the later
biographical writings. The name Coolangatta (Coolungatta) first appeared in
the journal entry for 9th January.
In February under the new regulations introduced by Brisbane the partners
applied jointly for a grant of 10,000 acres (4,047 ha). For each 100 acres
(40.5 ha) of grant one convict was to be maintained free of expense to the
Crown. Their choice of land was the Shoalhaven River district, a region
well beyond the settlement boundaries.
By May Wollstonecraft had become senior director of the Bank of New South
Wales and chairman of the first Chamber of Commerce.
Their joint proposal was accepted subject to the approval of the Home
Government. They purchased a small cutter called the Blanch from the
government and, in June, Berry set out to select the land, the balance of
4000 acres (1619 ha) applied for in 1819 and 10,000 acres (4047 ha)
accompanied by 100 convicts for ten years free of charge to the government.
The party included the first consignment of convicts, an overseer and
Hamilton Hume along with the necessary stores and provisions.
Berry's journal, 21 June - 23 July, and his letter to Wollstonecraft, 8
July, record the events, the attempt to enter the mouth of the Shoalhaven
when two men were drowned, the cutting of a canal between the Crookhaven and
Shoalhaven rivers, exploration and selection of land on both sides of the
Shoalhaven, the choice of "Cullengatty Farm" as their headquarters.
In August Hume drove down the first draft of cattle. Crops were planted,
maize, potatoes, tobacco and vegetables. Clearing continued along with
fencing and building, huts, barns and stockyards.
In October the Blanch took a cargo of wood and hay to Sydney.
Already justices of the peace, Berry and Wollstonecraft were made joint
secretaries to the Agricultural Society of New South Wales.
In November Berry's former partner, Francis Shortt, arrived in Sydney from
the Cape. He claimed to have spent a long period in jail on account of
their joint debt. He commenced a suit in equity against Berry which was to
linger on and to remain unresolved at Shortt's death. Many years later, in
1893, Francis Lord re-introduced the case in letters to John Hay.
vii.
1823
The partners took turn about at their farm establishment at Shoalhaven and
their Sydney merchant store. They wrote to each other frequently and at
length. They were anxious to settle their arrangements with Surveyor
General Oxley and avoid any interference before the grant was measured. They
despatched men to the head of Broughton Creek where the best timber grew.
Berry was especially eager to start commercial operations in timber.
They tried to manage their convicts by moral influence and 'gave all the
well behaved men a larger ration' (2). Overseers were instructed to use the
terms 'assigned servants' and 'government men' never 'convicts'. Judge
Field advised Berry to act as ship's captain. The judge's visit was
recounted in Berry's letter to Wollstonecraft dated 21 October. Field later
wrote of the settlement 'in this case ... man has taken possession before
nature has done her work' (3).
Having dug a canal to gain entrance to the Shoalhaven River Berry took
possession of the land on both sides. The eastern side was now an island.
It became known as Comerong and the subject of intense dispute. Berry's
entitlement was withheld. Successive governors dismissed his claims and
endorsed the canal as public property.
1824
The first vessel built at Shoalhaven was the sloop Water Mole, completed in
January and used to transport farm produce to Sydney. Cattle and horse
breeding got underway. Coolangatta House was completed.
Additions were made to the estate by way of purchase from the Crown and
sales with individuals. Their holdings continued to grow over the years.
1825 - 1826
The barge Experiment was completed in May.
A mutinous outbreak took place in July with acts of arson and stealing.
Four soldiers and two constables were sent to help in the capture of the
escapees. Later a detachment of military took up residence on the
establishment.
'Free' sawyers signed an agreement, November 1825, to saw at Broughton
Creek.
The partners were nominated honorary treasurers to the Australian
Subscription Library in 1826 and held office until 1830.
viii.
1827
Berry's father, James Berry (Berrie), died.
On 23 September Berry married Elizabeth Wollstonecraft who had recently
arrived in the colony.
1829
At Berry's request James Atkinson, the agricultural expert of the day, set
out his observations on the 'truly extensive establishment' in his letter
4 June (4).
Berry was nominated a member of the Legislative Council. When the new
constitution came into effect in 1856 he was appointed member of the Upper
House. He did not retire from the political scene until 1861. Always
conservative Berry spoke with disapproval and contempt for the democratic
innovations in government.
1830
The registration of the 10,000 acres (4047 ha) was at last completed.
1832
Wollstonecraft died on 7 December at the age of 49. He was buried at the
Sydney burial ground. His estate was left to his sister, Elizabeth, his
only next of kin.
1833 - 1835
Berry proceeded to let his Sydney home and to take a country house at
Captain Bunns. Mrs Berry, he wrote, was anxious to go to Shoalhaven.
He renewed his efforts to persuade his family to emigrate from Scotland.
Berry wrote letters (November 1834 and June 1835) to his brother John in
which he described the new store of cut stone at the wharf of the Crows
Nest, the new vessel called the Edward in memory of his partner. He
complained of his many unanswered letters, his difficulty as the sole
manager of an immense enterprise, the impossibility of residing at
Shoalhaven and managing money in Sydney. He would have to break up the
estate with 3000 head of cattle, 1000 sheep and 150 horses and serviced by
three vessels, or, he would have to adopt a young man in place of the family
and thereby renounce them forever.
ix.
1836 and after
In May Elizabeth Berry had spent eighteen months at Shoalhaven and was
awaiting the arrival of Berry's family. They came in June on the Midlothian
from Leith, three brothers, John, David and William, and two sisters, Janet
and Nancy. A third sister, Barbara, who was the wife of David Armit,
remained in Scotland. Barbara and Alexander were the only members of the
Berry family to marry. The new arrivals brought with them a countryman,
Thomas Hall, who remained in their service for a long period.
Alexander returned to Sydney to leave the management of the estate to his
brothers. John was now general manager and devoted his energies to cattle
breeding. The brothers bought more land in their own names and built new
vessels at Shoalhaven. Alexander made infrequent visits but wrote often and
at length.
1840
A population count of the estate numbered 270 persons.
1841
On the north side of the harbour Alexander and Elizabeth moved into Brisbane
House and then into The Priory owned by George Barney, soldier and engineer.
1842
The first land was released to tenant farmers on the Shoalhaven estate,
mostly twenty acres (8 ha) rent free for twenty five years and renewable if
cleared and fenced.
1845
Elizabeth died at The Priory on 11 April, aged 63. Berry provided for his
wife's interment with a donation of land from the Crows Nest property to the
Anglican parish of St Leonards for a burial ground. He built a family vault
in the shape of a pyramid to house the remains of his wife and brother-inlaw.
Berry wrote to his wife's cousin, Mary Shelley, widow of the poet Shelley
and daughter of Mary Wollstonecraft Godwin. The exchange of letters
continued until her death in 1851 after which Berry corresponded with her
daughter-in-law, Lady Jane Shelley.
1840s
Berry clashed with Sir Thomas Mitchell, Surveyor General, and his staff over
claims of encroachment upon his lands. After Berry's complaints to Sir
George Gipps Mitchell demanded an apology or a hostile meeting. Otherwise
he would horsewhip Berry. Armed with a stout stick Berry escaped Mitchell's
wrath and went on to proclaim his only revenge, to return good for evil.
x.
1847 - 1864
After nearly twenty years of troubled dealings with the Elyard family at
Shoalhaven Berry filed suit in December 1847 for performance of contract
regarding 500 acres (202 ha). The hearing, however, was not begun until
1863 at which time the bill was dismissed on the grounds of laches. On
Berry's appeal the decision was confirmed and this time without costs.
1848 and after
John Berry died on 19 April after a fall from his horse. Alexander chose a
site for his burial, a site which was to become the family cemetery at
Coolangatta.
Management of the estate now passed to David. Alexander continued to
visit on rare occasions and wrote frequently to instruct him in estate
matters.
The supply of labour was always an issue. Some of the arrangements with
Shoalhaven employees were recorded by W. G. Mathews. Berry's North Shore
overseer and clerk. From 1852 Chinese and German labourers were signed up
for fixed periods. Faced with the loss of half the employees to the gold
fields, Alexander declared they must lease as much land as possible or
perish. The population figures reveal the changes made. In 1850 the estate
population numbered 367, in 1856 it was 1470 and in 1859, 1700. For the
sixties the estate returns provide the population figures in detail.
1851 - 1866
In trouble throughout the forties the Bank of Australia shut down in July
1851. Berry's interests were trivial, but, as a solvent shareholder, he was
forced to pay two assessments under threat of a writ for the Bank's full
liability. Another payment released him from future calls but excluded him
from the distribution of surplus in 1851. Berry was enraged by what he
termed highway robbery. He filed a bill in June 1856 with William
Macpherson and William Lithgow. The case was not heard until 1866 by which
time several of the parties were dead and the court found for the directors.
1856 - 1873
Berry began his correspondence with Sir Charles Nicholson who travelled
far and, from 1862, lived in England.
xi.
1858 - 1868
Berry opposed the Municipalities Act of 1858 which he saw as a threat to his
independence and possessions. Hostile feelings already existed between
Berry and Rev. John Dunmore Lang, the self styled supporter of the working
man. When Berry prevented Lang from preaching at the Numbaa Presbyterian
Church Lang responded with letters to the Illawarra Mercury published under
the caption 'The Shoalhaven Incubus'. Berry was portrayed as the
'determined monopolist', the 'miserable earthworm' to be crushed by 'the
mere vote of the Shoalhaven Municipality' (5). Berry began proceedings for
criminal libel. The action resulted in Lang's acquittal and caused Berry a
great deal of distress. He addressed a letter to the editor of the Sydney
Morning Herald (22 Feb.1859) which set out a history of his settlement, his
explorations and farming operations in the colony. It was an attempt to
correct his 'gross misrepresentation'. He won civil actions against
newspapers which printed Lang's letters.
Lang's victory gave encouragement to local government supporters in the
Shoalhaven. The Municipality of Shoalhaven was proclaimed, 22 September
1859, and Berry's southern lands were included in its boundaries. Berry
refused to acknowledge its authority and declined paying the rates. He
appealed to Parliament, the Governor and the courts. He secured a Supreme
Court verdict (1861) that the municipality was illegally constituted in
consequence of a town and rural district being incorporated in one
municipality. At the request of the Cowper government the councillors
appealed to the Privy Council which delivered its findings in 1865 in favour
of Berry with costs against the appellants, the men appointed as provincial
councillors.
Following the Municipalities Act of 1867 Shoalhaven residents petitioned
again. Broughton Creek and Bomaderry were incorporated in October 1868
and Numbaa was proclaimed a municipality in December.
On the North Shore petitions resulted in the incorporation of East St
Leonards, August 1860, but no councillors were elected. Berry maintained the
principal object was to assess 'ad libitum' his property and to fund roads
of no interest to him. Action was delayed until 1868.
xii.
1867 - 1873
Between 1867 and 1868 Berry wrote of his life experiences to Rev, George
Walker , 'an old schoolfellow and college chum' (6), living in Forfarshire,
Scotland. The letters were the basis for further biographical writings,
'Passages in the life of a nonagenarian' completed in 1872 and printed after
his death in the Sydney Morning Herald. 24-30 Dec. 1873. His biography was
finally published in 1912 by Angus & Robertson as 'Reminiscences of
Alexander Berry'.
Berry died on 17 September 1873, and was buried in the family vault in St.
Thomas' cemetery, North Sydney. His estate went to his brother David who
was charged with his legal and moral obligations.
1875 and after
William Berry died on 20 October leaving his property to David. At the age
of 80 David was the sole survivor of the family, inheritor of its
accumulated wealth and a millionaire.
At Shoalhaven Henry Gordon Morton continued as land steward and surveyor; on
the North Shore estate William George Mathews carried on as overseer.
Morton died in 1895 and Mathews in 1902.
1882
David commissioned John Hay, his cousin once removed, to arrange for a
steamer to be built at Glasgow. The vessel was named the Meeinderry. A
second steamer was ordered and given the name Coomonderry.
John Hay had been born at Coolangatta (8 Aug. 1840). His parents were David
and Jane Hay (nee Berwick) who had come to the colony round 1838 to their
cousins, the Berrys. David Hay's mother and Alexander Berry's mother were
the sisters, Ann and Isabel Tod. When Jane Hay died a few months after the
birth David Hay decided to travel to New Zealand. His son was left in care
and, at the age of two, he was taken to Auckland. At nine years he was sent
to relatives in Scotland and educated at St Andrews. In 1859, on the
occasion of his father's illness, John Hay travelled to New Zealand with his
uncle Robert Hay. Later, he visited Alexander Berry in Sydney and travelled
to Coolangatta where he arrived shortly after the death of Janet Berry (23
October 1860). Returning to New Zealand he set up a business with his
cousin, John Honeyman, in Auckland. In 1871 both retired from the business
and Hay married Jessie Sinclair, daughter of John Sinclair of Glasgow and
niece of Dr Andrew Sinclair, sometime Colonial Secretary of New Zealand.
With his wife Hay visited Coolangatta in 1873 after the death of Nancy
Berry.
xiii.
1883 -1888
John Hay returned to Coolangatta with his wife to take up residence and
assist in the management of the estate. During these years the town of
Broughton Creek (later Berry) was laid out on a grid plan. Land was sold to
banks, the post office and the police department; land was given to the four
churches, Presbyterian, Methodist, Roman Catholic and Church of England; it
was set aside for the showground and presented to the public school. The
town was in the process of transformation from private to public.
In 1888 a brass band was formed amongst David Berry's employees.
1889
John Hay's father died at Parua Bay, New Zealand.
On 23 September David Berry died. He was acknowledged as one of New South
Wales' wealthiest inhabitants and the 'venerable benefactor of Broughton
Creek' (7). A large gathering of mourners, estimated at 2,500, assembled on
the day of the funeral. The procession included school children and
aboriginal retainees. The burial took place in the family cemetery at the
foot of Mount Coolangatta.
Besides legacies to officials and servants his will contained three large
bequests: 30,000 pounds to the Presbyterian Church; 100,000 pounds for the
erection and maintenance of a hospital at Broughton Creek for the benefit of
the district; 100,000 pounds as an endowment to the University of St
Andrews, where Alexander had been a student. Coolangatta was left to John
Hay who, with James Norton, M.L.C., was made trustee and executor of the
will. Hay also received 21,000 acres (8498 ha) of the estate free from any
trusts together with the remainder after provision for legacies. In
November George Simpson entered a caveat against the will.
1890
In the case Hay v. Simpson, Simpson alleged that he too was related to the
deceased and that the deceased was incapable of making a will at his great
age. Witnesses testified to the remarkable intelligence of David Berry and
described him as a man with his faculties unimpaired until his death. The
will was upheld and probate granted.
The name Berry was approved by the Berry Municipal District Naming Act
of 1890.
1891
To fund the bequests Hay began preparations for the sale of large portions
of the estate. Meetings were called of tenants whose farms would be sold.
xiv.
1892
Sales began in March and continued on over a period of twenty years. At
this time Hay set about a programme of improvements, which included the
reclamation of swamp and low lying areas. He appointed his half brother,
Alexander, as his general manager.
Born at Parua, New Zealand, in 1865, Alexander had taken up residence
at Coolangatta with several of his sisters.
1894
In April John Hay received the honorary degree of Doctor of Laws (LL.D.)
from the University of St Andrews.
Alexander Hay visited several European countries, including Denmark,
to study modern methods of production in the dairy industry.
1895
Alexander Hay assisted his brother in the setting up of the Berry Central
Creamery described as the largest and most complete butter factory in the
colony. He imported cattle to improve the milking quality of the estate
herds.
1897
A monument to David Hay was erected by tenants and friends and was
unveiled by Mrs Hay.
1899
John Osborne, former editor with The Australian Star, completed a manuscript
biography of Alexander Berry on behalf of Dr. Hay.
1900-1903
Alexander Hay married Florence Burdekin. In 1901 he contested the
federal seat for Illawarra and in 1903 the state seat for Glen Innes.
1904
Dr Hay, with James Norton, executed a deed of appropriation to enable the
trusts of David Berry's will to be put into effect. At the same time Hay
vested the Crows Nest property in his wife, Jessie Sinclair Hay, and
arranged her clear title to the property. In his will he made Alexander Hay
managing executor and trustee. He gave him occupancy of the Coolangatta
homestead rent free, together with entitlements to it and 300 acres (121.4
ha), at minimal charge, as portion of his share in the estate.
xv.
1906
With insufficient funds to provide the hospital bequest the trustees
negotiated an agreement with the state government. This resulted in the
David Berry Hospital Act of December 1906. Land at Berry and North Sydney,
to the value of 100,000 pounds, was vested in the Crown in exchange for the
building and maintenance of the David Berry Hospital. Alexander Hay was
successful in his efforts to broaden the terms of the Act and allow for the
provision of agricultural education.
1908-1909
John Hay was knighted. Shortly afterwards, on 26 February, 1909, he died
and was buried in the family cemetery at Coolangatta.
The David Berry Hospital was opened on 18 September, 1909, by the Premier,
Hon. Chas. Gregory.
Alexander Hay and D.W. Roxburgh continued as trustees under the wills of
David Berry and Sir John Hay and completed the sale of the estate at
Shoalhaven and North Sydney.
1912
The memoirs of Alexander Berry, 'Reminiscences of Alexander Berry', were
published by Angus & Robertson. Consideration was given to publishing the
memorials compiled for Sir John Hay.
1915
Alexander Hay joined the AIF and embarked for Egypt.
1918-1922
Michael McHatton, for many years resident engineer to the Coolangatta and
Berry estates, worked on a collection of letters which he termed the Berry
estate letters and for which he prepared transcripts, synopses and indexes.
1919-1922
Alexander Hay entered Federal Parliament as member for New England.
1930s
A large collection of estate letters and papers were donated to the
Mitchell Library by Alexander Hay.
1941
Alexander Hay died and was buried at Coolangatta.
xvi.
1946 and after
The Coolangatta homestead was burnt down. The remaining buildings were
eventually converted into the Historic Village Motel.
REFERENCES
1.
A. Berry, Reminiscences of Alexander Berry, Sydney, Angus &
Robertson, 1912, p.10. See also
A. Berry, Voyages in the City of Edinburgh, 1807 - 1812 Narrative,
1807 - 1809, ML MSS. 315/53, item 2, p.31-38; A. Berry, Mercantile
transactions, 1807 - 1813. Narrative of events, 1807 - 1813, ML MSS.
315/53, item 8, p.2-3; A. Berry, Passages in the life of a
nonagenarian. Voyage from the Cape of Good Hope to New South Wales,
1872. ML MSS. 314/53, item 27, p.4-6; A. Berry, Passages in the life
of a nonagenarian ... extracted from Sydney Morning Herald/ 24-30 Dec.
1873, 24-30 Dec.
1873. ML MSS. 315/112, p.3-4
2.
A. Berry to Rev. George Walker, Jan. 1868, ML MSS. 315/49, p.417
3.
B. Field, Geographical memoirs on New South Wales, London, Murray,
1825, p.467
4.
J. Atkinson to Alexander Berry, 4 June 1829, ML MSS.
315/46, p.259
5.
Illawarra Mercury, 27 Dec. 1858, p.2
6.
Extract from A. Berry's letter to Rev. George Walker, 31 July 1867,
printed in The Fife Herald, 26 Feb. 1874, ML MSS. 315/112, p.31
7.
Daily Telegraph. 5 Oct. 1889, p.9
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1-344 C
BERRY, WOLLSTONECRAFT AND HAY FAMILIES
ML MSS. 315
Papers, 1741 - 1941. MS., typescript, carbon typescript, newscuttings,
printed. Illus., maps
96 v., 22 boxes; 14 m.
Presented by Alexander Hay of Coolangatta, N.S.W., in 1939. Additional
papers acquired from James R. Lawson Pty Ltd., sale of 28 July 1983
Alexander Berry (1781 - 1873) first visited Australia in 1807-8. He
returned to Sydney in 1819 to set up a commercial enterprise with his
partner, Edward Wollstonecraft (1783 -1832). In 1822 the two acquired large
grants of land in the Shoalhaven River region, N.S.W., and Berry chose the
foot of Mt Coolangatta as the headquarters for their farm establishment.
Wollstonecraft also owned property on Sydney's North Shore where he built a
cottage which he named the Crows Nest. In 1827 Berry married Elizabeth
Wollstonecraft, his partner's only sister and next of kin. Edward's
property passed to Elizabeth in 1832 and at her death in 1845 to Alexander.
In 1836 Alexander Berry was joined by younger members of his family from
Scotland, three brothers, John, David and William, and two sisters, Janet
and Agnes, all of whom resided at Coolangatta. Alexander returned to Sydney
to leave the daily management of the property to his brothers, chiefly John
who became general manager. On John's death in 1848 David became manager
and received frequent instruction by letter from Alexander. In 1873 David,
aged seventy-seven, inherited the whole of the estate from his brother, the
huge property north and south of the Shoalhaven and the North Shore property
in Sydney. When William died in 1875 David was the last surviving member of
the Berry family and inheritor of its accumulated wealth. He died at
Coolangatta in September 1889 and left an estate valued at one and a quarter
million pounds.
His will contained three large bequests, to the University of St. Andrews,
Scotland, to the Presbyterian Church and for the endowment of a hospital at
Berry, and left the estate to his cousin once removed, John Hay (later Sir
John). Hay was made executor of the will together With solicitor, James
Norton.
1.
To fund the bequests John Hay arranged for the gradual selling of large
portions of the estate. He appointed his half brother, Alexander, as
general manager. He vested the Crows Nest property in his wife, Jessie
Sinclair Hay, and bequeathed the Coolangatta homestead to Alexander. He
died in February 1909 a short time after receiving his knighthood.
Alexander Hay and D.W. Roxburgh, of Sydney, became the trustees of the Berry
and Hay estates.
Alexander Hay died in 1941. Members of the Hay family continued to
reside at Coolangatta until 1946 when the main homestead building was
destroyed by fire.
2.
CONTENTS
ML MSS. 315/1
Guide and index to correspondents compiled in the Mitchell Library, with family trees
compiled in the Mitchell Library
ML MSS. 315/2-8
I
Berry and Wollstonecraft, Partners, 1804 - 1846
A.
Business and property correspondence, with related papers, 1811 1839
Map filed at M Ser.4000/1 MSS. 315 map 19
ML MSS. 315/9-3Q
B.
Financial records, 1819 - 1843
ML MSS. 315/31-36
C.
Business records re timber and timber getters, 1823 - 1839
ML MSS. 315/37-42
D.
Records re assigned servants, 1823 - 1846
ML MSS. 315/43
E.
Stores received Shoalhaven, Mar. 1832 -Oct. 1836
ML MSS. 315/44
F.
Letters received by Berry and Wollstonecraft as joint secretaries
to the Agricultural Society of New South Wales, 11 July 1822 -31
Aug. 1826
G.
Accounts and receipts held by Berry and Wollstonecraft as
treasurers to the Benevolent Society,
15 Feb. 1821 - 31 May 1824
H.
Papers collected, 1804 - 1832
Include scientific papers
ML MSS. 315/45
I.
Printed material, 1815 – 1832
3.
ML MSS. 315/46-52
II
Alexander Berry. 1802 - 1873
A.
Correspondence, 1809 - 1873
Correspondents include Edward Wollstonecraft,
1820 - 1832; David Berry, 1837? - 1873;
William Berry, 1849 - 1873; John Berry,
1820 - 1848; Charles Barrington Robinson,
1840 - 1873; Sir Charles Nicholson,
1856 - 1873; and James Busby, 1835, 1867 - 1870
ML MSS. 315/53
B.
Manuscripts re travel, early business affairs and life history,
1802 - 1872
ML MSS. 315/54
C.
Manuscripts, including fragments, memoranda and notes, with
related papers, 1822 - 1871
M Ser.4000/1 MSS. 315 Maps l-8, 26
D.
Maps, c.1806 - c.1820
ML MSS. 315/55-66
E.
Financial records, 1833 - 1873
ML MSS. 315/67-74
F.
Records re assigned and free servants and tenants, 1833 - 1870
ML MSS. 315/75-77
G.
Estate records, c.1837 - 1871
Seven maps filed at M Ser.4000/1 MSS. 315 maps 9, 11-12, 14-16 and 18
ML MSS. 315/78
H.
Business papers re Charles Barrington Robinson and the vessel
Monarch, 17 Dec. 1850 -27 Sep. 1852
ML MSS. 315/79
I.
Legal papers re appeal from the Supreme Court of New South Wales
in the Privy Council between James Graham and Charles Bindon and
Alexander Berry, 1860 - 1865
4.
ML MSS. 315/80
J.
Personal papers, 1821 - 1865, n.d.
Four maps filed at M Ser.4000/1 MSS. 315 maps 20, 22, 23 and 24
ML MSS. 315/81-82
K.
Medical journal, and related paper, 1804
ML MSS. 315/83
L.
Miscellaneous papers, c.1838 - 1862, n.d.
ML MSS. 315/84
M.
Printed material, 1833 - 1866
ML MSS. 315/85-88
III
Edward Wollstonecraft, 1805 - 1832
A.
Correspondence, 1805 - 1832
ML MSS. 315/89
B.
Miscellaneous business and legal papers, 1807 - 1826?
ML MSS. 315/90
IV
Elizabeth Berry, nee Wollstonecraft. 1789 – 1845
A.
Correspondence, 1789 - 1845 B.
Papers, 1833?, n.d.
ML MSS. 315/91
V
Berry Family, 1741 - 1835
Family papers, 30 Nov. 1741 - 1 May 1835
ML MSS. 315/92
VI
VII
James Berry, 1811 - 1827
A.
Letters received (3) from Katherine Simpson, David Forsyth and
William Simpson, 25 Oct. 1817, 30 Jan. 1824 and 21 Jan. 1825
B.
Accounts and receipts, 1811 - 1827
John Berry. 1817 – 1848
A.
Correspondence, 1817 - 1848
B.
Papers, 10 June 1825 - 1 Jan. 1845
5.
VIII
Charles John Campbell, Agent for Alexander Berry, 1838 - 1844
A.
Business correspondence, 17 Mar. 1838 -11 Jan. 1844
B.
Financial records, 8 Sep. 1839 - Dec. 1844
ML MSS. 315/93-97
IX
David Berry, 1832 - 1889
A.
Correspondence, 1832-1889
ML MSS. 315/97-99
B.
Legal and property papers, 1832 - 1889
Four maps filed at M Ser.4000/1 MSS. 315 map 10, 13, 21 and 25
ML MSS. 315/100
X
William Berry, 1833 - 1875
A.
Correspondence, 1833 - 1875 B.
1857
Receipt for land purchase, 30 June
ML MSS. 315/101-102
XI
'Berry estate letters', 1819 - 1874 : transcripts, synopses, indexes
ML MSS. 315/103
XII
Coolangatta Brass Band, 1888 - 1889
Minute book, Sep. 1888 - May 1889
ML MSS. 315/104-106
XIII
Sir John Hay, 1849 - 1908
A.
Correspondence, 1872 - 1908
Correspondents include John Hay Honeyman, 1872, 1878, 1889 - 1894;
William George Mathews, 1875, 1884 - 1890; Henry Gordon Morton, 1875,
1880 - 1888, 1894; William L. Hoffman, 1885; Robert F. Duck and D.
Baines, 1886 - 1888
ML MSS. 315/107
B. Papers re estates of David Berry and James Hay, 1877 – 1897
6.
ML MSS. 315/107-110
C.
Legal and property papers re Berry estate, 1886 - 1904
Map filed at M Ser.4000/1 MSS. 315 map 17
ML MSS. 315/110-111
D.
Personal papers, 1849 - 1899
ML MSS. 315/112-113
E.
Printed material, 1859 - 1906
ML MSS. 315/114
XIV
James Tod Hay, 1860 - 1887
Letters received (5) from Sir John Hay, the firm Hay and Honeyman and
John Hay Honeyman, 2 Apr. 1860 - 19 June 1887
XV
Jessie Sinclair Hay, 1889. 1902
Letters received (2) from Rev. John Walker and John Hay Honeyman, 20
May 1889 and 25 May 1892
XVI
Alexander Hay, 1889 - 1941
A.
Correspondence, 1889 - 1939
ML MSS. 315/115
B.
Papers re estate of Sir John Hay, 1909 - 1912 C.
1898 - 1939
Personal papers,
D.
'Coolangatta Estate, Shoalhaven', 1819 - c.1912, compiled by M.
McHatton for Alexander Hay, n.d.
E.
Milk returns, 1939 - 1941
ML MSS. 315/116
F.
Printed material, c.1891 - 1923
7.
ML MSS. 315/117
XVII
William G. Mathews, before 1902
'Reminiscences of an old colonist', 1814 - 189-, written by W.J.
Mathews before 1902
ML MSS. 315/118
XVIII Printed material, 1863 – 1938
8.
DETAILED CONTENTS LIST
ML MSS. 315/1
Guide and index to correspondents compiled in the Mitchell Library, with family
trees compiled in the Mitchell Library
ML
I
MSS.
315/2-4
[Request: CY 3411 - CY 3412 for MLMSS 315/2-3]
Berry and Wollstonecraft, Partners, 1804 - 1846
A.
Business and property correspondence, with related papers, 1811 1839
i
Business and property correspondence, with related
papers, 27 Mar. 1811 -26 May 18371
Created in the course of the partners' operations as
merchants and landowners, it includes letters to and
from government officials, correspondence with
assigned servants and employees, and between
employees, i.a. James Doran, clerk, Robert Sutherland
and James Smith, overseers, and David Souter,
superintendent
Topics include trade with English merchants, land
grants, vessels, timber getting and sawyers, wool and
timber shipments, cattle, convict labour and tickets
of leave
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
BOX ML MSS. 315/5
ii
[Request: CY 3221]
Business correspondence, with related papers, 25 Jan.
1818 - 5 Oct. 1839
Chiefly with English business houses and their agents
in Sydney. Australian correspondents include Robert
Campbell, Thomas Raine and William Howe
Major matters of concern are loan of money, recovery
of debts and sale of timber
1
Includes items formerly located at Ab 69/3, Ab 192/2 and
Ab 192/8
9.
Correspondents arranged chronologically by date of
their earliest letter or documents. Contents list
Selective indexing
ML
iii
MSS. 315/6
[Request: CY 1497]
Letters, with related papers, from Shoalhaven, 20
June 1822 - c.1830
Addressed to the partners, or their clerk, James
Doran, and written by employees at Shoalhaven.
Principal correspondent is superintendent David
Souter. Others include James Smith, overseer of
sawyers at Broughton Creek, J.R. Cleeve and J.D.
Toosey, successors to David Souter
Major topics are provisions and equipment, vessels
and cargo, cattle, crops and timber getting,
employees, their work and accounts
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
ML MSS. 315/7
iv
Correspondence re Henry Hawes and his land grant,
with related papers, 16 Feb. 1822 - 6 Oct. 1834
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
ML MSS. 315/8
v
[Request: CY 3220]
Correspondence, with related papers, re land grants,
10 June 1823 -7 Apr. 1834
Chiefly with government officials including Surveyor
General, Colonial Secretary and Collector of Internal
Revenue. Includes a petition to the Colonial
Secretary 29 Apr. 1826, re the 'unprotected and
perilous state' of the Shoalhaven property with
annotations by Alexander Macleay and Sir Ralph
Darling
10.
Papers include a description of Shoalhaven grants by
the Assistant Surveyor, James McBrien, 1824,
promissory notes to the Surveyor General and a copy
of land grant of 10,000 acres, 30 June 18251
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
Map filed at M Ser. 4000/1
MSS. 315 map 19
ML MSS. 315/9-11
B.
Financial records, 1819 – 1843
Compiled mainly at Sydney
i
Ledgers (6), 1819 - 1837
a. Aug. 1819
Nov. 1821
Jan. 1829
- Nov.
- Dec.
- July
1821
1828
1832
ML MSS. 315/12-13
b. Dec. 1821
Feb. 1825
- May
- July
1828
1843
Chiefly entries for workers and staff in
several locations, including North Shore,
Shoalhaven, Cowan Pits, Narara
ML MSS. 315/14
c. Oct. 1825
- July
1837
Compiled at Shoalhaven. Chiefly entries for
workers, together with some residents of
the area
ML MSS. 315/15
ii
1
Accounts and receipts, 7 Aug. 1819 -31 Jan. 1829
Formerly located at Ab 192/12
11.
ML MSS. 315/16
iii
Item No.
Bank books (3), 1819 - 1820, 1828 - 1833
a. Bank of New South Wales,
14 Aug. 1819 - 30 Dec. 1820
1
b. Bank of Australia, 1828 – 1833
1 Mar. 1828 8 Nov. 1830
23 Nov. 1830 - 29 Nov. 1833
2
3
ML MSS. 315/17-22
iv
Journals (6), Nov. 1821 - June 1833
ML MSS. 315/23-24
v
Cash books (2), Nov. 1821 - Oct. 1829
ML MSS. 315/25-29
vi
Waste books (5), Jan. 1823 - Dec. 1834
Include folded account sheet, 30 May -3 June
1825 and 5-10 June 1826
ML MSS. 315/30
vii
Account book recording expenses on clothing, bedding,
hardware, repairs, etc., 19 Oct. 1830 - 3 Mar. 1832
Item No.
1
At back 'Fire wood ration account', 6 Nov. 1830
- 12 Nov. 1831
viii Bills receivable and payable, Aug. 1832 - Mar. 1843
2
ML MSS. 315/31-32
C.
Business records re timber and timber getters, 1823 - 1839
i
Invoices and memoranda for timber shipped locally and
overseas, Feb. - Dec. 1826, Jan. 1828 -Nov. 1839
ML MSS. 314/33
ii
Miscellaneous records of timber cut, Jan. 1823 - July
1827
12.
ML MSS. 314/34
iii
Accounts with sawyers, 1823 - 1829
Comprise quantities of timber sawn and general
accounts current for individual sawyers at
Shoalhaven and Narara
ML MSS. 315/35
iv
Accounts for rations and stores issued June 1823 - Aug.
1826
Include receipt and expenditure returns from
Narara
ML MSS. 315/36
v
Lists of rations for Cowan, North Shore and vessels,
chiefly the sloop Watermole, Mar. 1823 -Jan. 1827
ML MSS. 315/37
D.
[Request: CY 2172]
Records re assigned servants, 1823 - 1846
i
Lists of persons, chiefly assigned servants, in the
employ of Berry and Wollstonecraft, 13 Sep. 1823 -7 May
1829 .
Include also names of free persons, those freed
or with tickets of leave. Information includes
name, ship, year of arrival, sentence and
remarks and in some instances employment
Different locations are covered, including
Broken Bay, Broughton Creek, Numba and
Shoalhaven. For 1824 and 1825 land in
cultivation and live stock are given
ML
ii
MSS. 315/38
[Request: CY 2172]
Item No.
Registers of assigned servants at Shoalhaven, 1825 1843
a. 1825 - 1840
1
Alphabetical register giving name, ship,
sentence, trade, age, religion, date of
arrival, date of assignment and comments.
Title page is dated 1833 and signed by J.A.
Mathews
13.
b. 'Assigned servants & stock book', 1829 - 1843
2
Comprises 'Register of assigned servants
belonging to Alexander Berry, Esquire',
Apr. 1829 - Apr. 1841, and 'Register of
assigned servants belonging to the
executors of Edward Wollstonecraft', Aug.
1829 - Oct. 1843
'Account of the increase and decrease of
stock' at Coolangatta and Murroo, Apr. 1834
- 9 May 1840, is included with sheep return
for 1839 - 1840
ML MSS. 315/39-40
iii
[Request: CY 2172]
Assigned servants' slop books (2), 1830 - 1845
Comprise account of clothing and bedding issued
to convicts by name. Include remarks re tickets
of leave etc. Begun by John H. Smith and
continued by John A. Mathews c.1832. With index
At back of first volume are 'Names of assigned
servants in the employ of Messrs Berry &
Wollstonecraft, Shoalhaven', 1822 - 1833, and
'Blanket list, Shoal Haven Establishment', 1834
- 1836
ML MSS.315/41
iv
[Request: CY 2172]
Assigned servants' punishment book, 7 Jan. 1830 - 25
Apr. 1846
Gives name, ship, date of arrival, sentence,
age, trade, details of misdemeanours and
punishment, issue of ticket of leave. With
index
14.
ML MSS. 315/42
v
[Request: CY 2172]
Miscellaneous papers, wm. 1821 - 1828
Include printed application forms for convict
servants and for a ticket of leave, wm. 1827,
'A list of one hundred convicts belonging to
the York hulk in Portsmouth Harbour, embarked
on board the Royal George for New South Wales,
16 Aug. 1828', with pencil note on back, and
'Leviathan's list of sixty prisoners selected
for New South Wales, Aug. 1828'
ML MSS. 315/43
E.
Stores received Shoalhaven, Mar. 1832 -Oct. 1836
Accounts of blacksmiths' sundries, spirits, iron,
shoemakers' sundries, paints, oils, nails,
sundries, slop clothing, stationery received at
Shoalhaven
BOX ML MSS. 315/44
F.
Letters received by Berry and Wollstonecraft as
joint secretaries to the Agricultural Society of
New South Wales, 11 July 1822 - 31 Aug. 1826
Item No.
1
Include letters written and received by Barron
Field as President of the Society, a draft letter
by Berry, 16 Oct. 1825, and testimonial, Nov. 1825,
to Sir Thomas Brisbane patron of the Society,
together with his reply, 15 Nov. 1825
Indexed
G.
H.
Accounts and receipts held by Berry and
Wollstonecraft as treasurers to the Benevolent
Society, 15 Feb. 1821 - 31 May 1824
2
Papers collected, 1804 - 1832
15.
i
Learned and scientific, 1804 – 1822
3
Include copy of Sir Humphrey Davy's letter re
wattle bark, 8 Mar. 1804, to an unnamed
correspondent; copy of William Henry's paper,
'Analysis of salt and observations on its
manufacture, read 25 Jan. 1810'; copy of 'A
Journal kept by Mr. Hamilton Hume in a tour
through the interior from Lake Bathurst to the
sea coast' 1821; copy of Barren Field's 'On the
aborigines of New Holland and Van Diemen's
Land', read 2 Jan. 1822; copy of Captain
Phillip Parker King's 'On the maritime
geography of Australasia' read 2 Oct. 1822; and
copy of directions for brewing with
concentrated essence of American spruce, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
ii
Miscellaneous, 1812 - 1832
4
Documents and letters of various persons and
from government. Include copy of Bathurst's
letter to Macquarie, 23 Nov. 1812, statement of
inhabitants of New South Wales, 1819, wool
agreement between Richard Dry and John Raine,
1821, business papers of Thomas Milroy, 1822,
George Meredith's letter to Captain Dixon of
the ship, Venerable, 1823, notices, papers re
Australian Subscription Library, 1826, letter
re bark from Francis Brewin, 1828, letter re
cotton cultivation from Philip Winfree and Mr.
Dunbar, 4 Feb. 1829, addresses to and replies
from Darling, 1829 - 1831, 'measure and value
of work done ... F.H. Greenway, civil
architect', 182-, an address to Bourke, Jan.
1832, and a letter to members of the
Legislative Council, wm. 1827 from George
Panton?
Arranged chronologically
16.
BOX ML MSS. 315/45
I.
Printed material, 1815 - 1832
Includes 'Population of the British Empire', 1815?;
Sydney Gazette ', 28 Apr. 1821, 27 Sep. 1822,
'Report from the Select Committee on Emigration
from the United Kingdom', 1826, 'Acts and
ordinances of the Governor and Council of New South
Wales', 1828 - 1830, 1832
ML MSS. 315/46-49
II
[Request: CY 2025-2028]
Alexander Berry. 1802 - 1873
A.
Correspondence, 1809-1873
i
General, 29 Jan. 1819 - 22 Aug. 18731
Arranged chronologically Indexed
ML MSS. 315/50
ii
[Request: CY 2034]
Individual, 1820 – 1873
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
a. Letters received from Edward Wollstonecraft, 31
July 1820 -15 Apr. 1832
BOX ML MSS. 315/51
[Request: CY 2585]
Item No.
b. Letters received from David Berry,
15 June 1837? - 14 Mar. 1873
1
c. Letters received from William Berry,
20 May 1849 - 25 Jan. 1873
2
d. Correspondence, 27 June 1820 26 Mar. 1848, with John Berry
3
e. Correspondence, 18 July 1840 16 Dec. 1873, with Charles
Barrington Robinson
4
Includes eleven letters from Robinson to
William Lithgow, 6 Apr. 1858 - 27 Oct.
1859, together with a letter, 7 Feb. 1859,
from Berry to Lithgow
1
Includes items formerly located at Ab 192/1, Ab 192/3,
Ab 192/5-7, Ab 192/9
f. Correspondence, 3 Mar. 1856 4 Sep. 1873, with Sir Charles
17.
Nicholson
5
Include copies of letters by
Berry, 17 and 19 May, 1862,
in his clerk's hand. Typed
copies of these, together with
typed copies formerly located
at Ab 69/4, 5 and 6, filed
separately as annex at back
g. Correspondence, 29 Dec. 1835,
Mar. 1867 - Aug. 1870, with
James Busby
6
Busby's letter, 29 Dec. 1835,
introduces the bearer Charles
Darwin, passenger on H.M.S.
Beagle. Includes printed
enclosure 'Mr. Busby's case'
reprinted from Colonist,
16 Nov. 1837
BOX ML MSS. 315/5
iii
[Request: CY 2603]
Family, 17 July 1809 - 18 Aug. 1873
Correspondents include i.a. Berry's sister
Barbara Armit, 1846 - 1868, and father, James
Berry (Berrie), 1809, John Hay, later Sir John,
1861 - 1873, members of the Methuen family,
1833 - 1865, his wife's cousin, Louisa
Ferryman, 1845, Bessie Florence Shelley, later
Mrs Leopold Scarlett, 1866 - 1868, Lady Jane
Shelley, 1851 - 1873, Mary Shelley, 1845 1850, Ann Tod, 1846, and Everina
Wollstonecraft, 1838
Arranged alphabetically under name of
correspondent
Indexed
BOX ML MSS. 315/53
B.
[Request: CY 2626]
Item No.
Manuscripts re travel, early business affairs and life history,
1802 - 1872
i
Voyage to China, 1802 - 1803
1
Incomplete narrative of voyage, Feb. - Nov.
1802, with register of thermometer readings and
weather, Mar. 1802 - Apr. 1803, and brief
concluding narrative
18.
ii
Voyage in City of Edinburgh, 1807 - 1812
a. Narrative, 1807 - 1809. Fair copy.
'A-I.3', [90]p. wm. 1813
2
b. Portions of narrative, 1808 - 1810.
Another copy
3
c. Portions of narrative of voyage
from New Zealand, 1810 - 1812.
Incomplete parts (4)
iii
iv
v
4-7
Mercantile transactions, 1807 - 1813, and case against
Francis Shortt and Simeon Lord, written c.1817 - 1820
a. Narrative of events, 1807 - 1813,
and statement of Berry's claim
against Messrs Greffhules in which
i.a. Richard Battley, Joaquin Maria
de Ferrer, Francis Shortt and Edward
Wollstonecraft were concerned,
written c.1817 - c.1820
8
b. Second copy 26p.
9
c. Summary of events, 1807 - 1813, and
statement of Berry's case with
opinion of R. Espinasse, 1817, and
comment thereon, written c.1817 c.1820
10
Voyage from England to Van Diemen's Land,
Jan. to July 1819
11
Voyage in Snapper, Jan. Feb. 1822
a. Diary, 9 Jan. - 8 Feb. 1822
12
Notebook written in pencil
b. 'Jarvis Bay', 30-31 Jan. 1822
13
Folded sheet written in pencil
1
c. 'Journal of the voyage of the
Government Cutter Snapper from
Sydney to Montagu Island',
8-13 Jan. 18221
14
d. Report in draft of expedition in
Snapper c.10 Feb. 1822 1
15
For another draft see papers of Sir Thomas Mitchell,
A291, v.2, p.33-41
19.
vi
vii
Drafts (3) of paper re geology of the
coast land between Newcastle and
Bateman's Bay read before Philosophical
Society of Australasia, 6 Mar. 1822
16-18
Diary of expedition to Shoalhaven River,
21 June - 23 July 18221
19
At opposite end is 'Shoalhaven book', 20 June
1822, being pages of memoranda re clothes and
tools
viii Voyage to Shoalhaven, 20-30 Apr. 1834
20-21
Folded sheets written in pencil, together with
a copy
ix
Accounts of the destruction of the ship Boyd and
massacre of the crew on the New Zealand coast, 1810,
and subsequent voyages and experiences up to the
settlement of Coolangatta, 1822
a. Copy of narrative, c.1810
22
Contains extracts from the Sydney Gazette
10 Mar. and 21 Apr. 1810, in which the
letter left by the City of Edinburgh,
signed by Captain Simeon Pattison and
Berry, as supercargo, was printed
b. Account of Wangaroa and some
New Zealand chiefs, c.1827
23
Incomplete copy which contains part of the
text published as 'Particulars of the
destruction of a British vessel on the
coast of New Zealand; with anecdotes of
some New Zealand chiefs', Edinburgh,
Constable, 1827, p.330-338
c. 'Destruction of the ship "Boyd" and
massacre of the Captain and Crew by
the natives of Wangaroa, New Zealand':
'Supplement to the printed account of
the destruction of the "Boyd" showing
how I avenged the massacre.'
Written after 1858. 2 copies
x
1
Fragments of narratives and
reminiscences, 1807 - 1816. Written
after 1858
24-25
26
Formerly located at B897
20.
xi
'Passages in the life of a nonagenarian'
6 Apr. 1872. With woodblock print
of Alexander Berry and map
27
Subsequently published in Sydney Morning Herald
1873 and as 'Reminiscences of Alexander Berry',
Sydney, Angus & Robertson, 1912
xii Manuscript collected
'Journal of Ship Royal George from the Port of
London to Port Jackson in New South Wales'1, 3
May - 7 Nov. 1821. Anon. Original MS. 21p.
BOX ML MSS. 315/54
28
Item No.
[Request: CY 2526 for MLMSS 315/54 Items 1-5]
C.
Manuscripts, including fragments, memoranda and notes, with related
papers, 1822 - 1871
i
ii
iii
Re the Shoalhaven property, district,
people and events, 1822-1871
1
Re New South Wales, its history,
politics, economic conditions and
local government, c.182- - 186-
2
Re Bank of Australia, 1848 - 1866
3
Contains correspondence included in the Index
to correspondents
iv
v
Re John Dunmore Lang and the libel
suit of 1859
4
Miscellaneous
5
M Ser. 4000/1 MSS. 315 maps 1-8, 26
D.
1
Maps, c.1806 - c.1820
i
'Funchal Roads, Madeira', c.1806
ii
'Port Dalrymple', c.1808
iii
'Part of Van Diemen's Land', c.1808
iv
Approaches to Hobart Town, c.1808 v
east coast, c.1808
vi
'Extract from Flinders' : chart of the coast of New
South Wales, Broken Bay to Port Jackson, c.1820
vii
Torres Strait, c.1820
Tasmania, south
Formerly located at B898
21.
viii Prince of Wales Island and Endeavour Strait, c.1820
ix
'Chart of Bateman Bay', Feb. 1822, by William T.
Edwardson
BOX ML MSS. 315/55
E.
Item No.
Financial records, 1833 - 1873
i
Bank books (8), 1833 - 1856
a. Bank of Australia with
Messrs Berry and Co.
1 Dec. 1833 5 Dec. 1835
12 Feb. 1838 - 17 Aug. 1838
15 Sep. 1841 3 Apr. 1843
1-3
b. Bank of Australia with
Alexander Berry
4 Feb. 1837 1 May 1838
4
c. Commercial Bank
Alexander Berry
13 Mar. 1844 Jan. 1847 1 July 1848 23 July 1851 -
of Sydney with
Dec. 1846
4 July 1848
5 Dec. 1849
1 July 1856
5-8
ML MSS. 315/56-61
ii
[Request: CY 3951 for MLMSS 315/56
Request: CY 4234 for MLMSS 315/57
Request: CY 4235 for MLMSS 315/58
Request: CY 4236 for MLMSS 315/59
Request: CY 4237 for MLMSS 315/60
Request: CY 4238 for MLMSS 315/61]
Ledgers (6), 1836-1870
nos. 3-6, 30 Apr. 1836 - 8 Mar. 1847
12 Dec. 1853 - 6 June 1870
Records of provisions, equipment and wages to
persons employed at Shoalhaven, with entries
for several residents and workers in the area.
Compiled at Shoalhaven
With indexes
ML MSS. 315/62-65
iii
Day
10
28
29
12
books (4),
Mar. 1838 Oct. 1848 May 1852 Mar. 1870 -
1838 - 1873
6 Oct. 1845
28 May 1852
9 Mar. 1858
9 Jan. 1873
[Request: CY 3950 for MLMSS 315/62
Request: CY 3953 for MLMSS 315/63
Request: CY 3954 for MLMSS 315/64-65]
Record of provisions and payments, chiefly
wages, at Shoalhaven.
Compiled at Shoalhaven
22.
BOX ML MSS. 315/66
iv
Item No.
Invoice book, 22 Mar. 1839 - 12 June 1849
1
Lists of goods at Shoalhaven shipped for and
received from Sydney
v
vi
Bills receivable and bills payable,
1 Apr. 1843 - 4 Feb. 1853
Compiled at Sydney
2
Miscellaneous financial and business
papers, 1826, 1837 - 18691
3
Include Bank of Australia share, 1826; water
supplied from dock yard, 1833 - 1837; bank
books (2) in trust for J. Dickson, Aug. 18372
and Aug. 1837 - Dec. 1839; deposit book, Oct.
1845 - Nov. 1848; cheque butts, 1856 - 1857;
together with bills of lading, marine assurance
for vessel, Coolangatta, receipts, promissory
notes, accounts, bill of exchange
Arranged chronologically
ML MSS. 315/67
F.
[Request: CY 2528]
Records re assigned and free servants and tenants, 1833 - 1870
i
'List of ticket of leave men in the employ of Alexander
Berry, Esq. Shoalhaven', mustered Apr. 1833 - Oct. 1835
Compiled at Shoalhaven
ML MSS. 315/68
ii
[Request: CY 2528]
Provision books, 1834 - 1860
Weekly account of food, tobacco, soap etc.
issued at Shoalhaven to persons by name.
Include remarks. Compiled at Shoalhaven
a. 'Provisions issued to free persons', Jan. 1834 Jan. 1838
Arranged by name.
John A. Mathews
With index. Signed by
1
Include items formerly located at Ab 69/8, 9, 10, 12, 13
and 15
2
Formerly located at ML MSS. 802/a
23.
ML MSS. 315/69
[Request: CY 2528]
b. Provisions store books, 1, 2 and 4
21 Jan. 1837 - 13 Jan. 1838,
21 July - 22 Dec. 1838
Item No.
1-3
Issue to assigned servants and free persons
in date order with classification by area,
Numba, Coolangatta, Broughton Creek and
sundries. Also accounts of flour milled
and beasts slaughtered.
ML MSS. 315/70-71
[Request: CY 2529]
c. Provision books (2), Sep. 1844 -Oct. 1848, Aug.
1850 - June 1860
Issue to employees, vessel crew and
settlers. With indexes
ML MSS. 315/72
iii
[Request: CY 2506]
Employee record, 17 July 1848 -31 Aug. 1870
Agreements with employees, mainly hired for
Shoalhaven, re their work, period of
engagement, wages and provision entitlements,
cash advances. Compiled at Sydney
At back record of provision issue for North
Shore, 13 Aug. 1845 - 16 Oct. 1847
ML MSS. 315/73
iv
[Request: CY 2506]
Item No.
Assigned servants records, 1833 - 1841
Compiled at Shoalhaven
a. 'Daily list of servants employed
at Numba Establishment', 22 July 4 Nov. 1833
1
Includes name, employment and remarks
b. 'Daily statement of labour performed by hired
servants at Collangatta [sic]', 3 July 1837 - 17
Apr. 1841
2
Includes free hired servants. Gives name
and comment
24.
ML MSS. 315/74
v
[Request: CY 2506]
Miscellaneous, 1834 - 1864
Include certificate of freedom, 1834, petition
for conditional pardon, c.1838, apprentice's
indenture, 1839, employment agreement with free
immigrant, 1844, 'list of the people on
Shoalhaven', 18 Nov. 1844, with rations and
wages, passes for persons holding tickets of
leave, 1846, 1848, 'return of exiles at
Shoalhaven', 1850, 'list of German immigrants
indented to Alexander Berry', c.1856, 'persons
employed on A. & D. Berry Establishment', 1864
Arranged chronologically
ML MSS. 315/75
G.
[Request: CY 2504]
Estate records, c.1837 - 1871
i
Re population, c.1839 - 1871
Include aborigine count, c.1839, population of
Shoalhaven police district, 1856, list of
estate residents, 1859, list of tenants and
servants on the estate, 1866, and estate
census, 1871
ML MSS. 315/76
iii
Returns, after 1856, 1861, 1863 - 18691
ML MSS. 315/77
iii
[Request: CY 2505]
[Request: CY 2506]
Miscellaneous papers, 1837 - 1870
Include i.a. electoral list for the police
district of Shoalhaven, 1851, with related
extracts from letters; petition and printed
correspondence re court at Coolangatta, 1851;
list of documents left with Norton & Co.,
18552; copy of petition re Crookhaven Creek,
c.1868; letter from Numba Council to Minister
for Lands re second bridge across Crookhaven
Creek, 1869 or 1870; and legal statement re
agreement with cultivator, 1870
Arranged chronologically
1
Includes item formerly located at ML MSS. 802/c
2
Formerly located at ML MSS. 802/b
25.
M Ser. 4000/1 MSS. 315 maps 9, 11-12. 14-16 and 18
iv
Maps, 184- - 1860
Include plan of Terrara, 1859, of road from
Broughton Creek to Crooked River, n.d., of
counties Beresford and Murray, 1860, three
copies of plan showing the petitioned and
proclaimed boundaries of the Municipality of
Shoalhaven, 1859, and a map showing portions at
Crookhaven, including William Elyard's 1500
acre grant, 184-
ML MSS. 315/78
H.
Business papers re Charles Barrington Robinson and the vessel
Monarch, 17 Dec. 1850 - 27 Sep. 1852
Include letters from Robinson and Sir Charles Nicholson
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
ML MSS. 315/79
I.
Legal papers re appeal from the Supreme Court of New South Wales in
the Privy Council between James Graham and Charles Bindon and
Alexander Berry, 1860 - 1865
Include copies of correspondence between solicitors
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
ML MSS. 315/80
J.
Personal papers, 1821 - 1865, n.d.
Include i.a. masonic dinner invitation, 1821, Berry's wills, c.1832
- 1862, estimate of population of Lane Cove, 1836, list of
scantling required for his cottage at the North Shore, 1839, plan
drawing for the tomb of his wife, Elizabeth, and her brother Edward
Wollstonecraft, 1846, writ to attend Legislative Council, 1856,
Berry's note re an ear ring from Nancy Morley, survivor of the Boyd
massacre, 1863, and his birth certificate issued 1865
Arranged chronologically
Four maps filed at M Ser. 4000/1 MSS. 315 map 20, 22, 23 and 24
26.
ML MSS. 315/81-82
K.
Medical journal, and related paper, 1804
i
'Copy of the Medical journal kept by Alexr. Berry
surgeon of the Lord Hawkesbury, East Indiaman, in a
voyage to India', 25 June -10 Sep. 1804
List of persons on board, entries by date for
patients treated and monthly observations
Photostat copy at CY ML MSS. 315/81
ii
'List of military embarked on board the Honble Co's
ship, Lord Hawkesbury 17 Regt Foot', 4 July 1804
ML MSS. 315/83
L.
Miscellaneous papers, c.1838 - 1862, n.d.
Include i.a. Rev. John Dunmore Lang's charges against Rev. John
McGarvie, c.1838, an obituary for Alexander and Elizabeth Macleay,
1848, Commodore Frederick Seymour's message to the chiefs of Fiji
read by Captain Robert Jenkins, 1862, poems and cartoon
Arranged chronologically
BOX ML MSS. 315/84
M.
Printed material, 1833 - 1866
i
Acts and ordinances of New South Wales,
1833 - 1836, 1838 - 1840, 1844, 1846,
1857
ii
Newscuttings, 1841, 1866
ML MSS. 315/85
III
Item No.
1-10
11
[Request: CY 2527]
Edward Wollstonecraft, 1805 - 1832
A.
Correspondence, 1805 - 1832
i
General correspondence, 9 Mar. 1812 -3 Mar. 18311
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
1
Includes item formerly located at Ab 192/4
27.
ML MSS. 315/86-87
ii
Letters received from Alexander Berry,
8 July 1822 - 21 Aug. 1827; 10 Jan. 1829 -7 Feb. 1832
ML MSS. 315/88
iii
[Request: CY 2479]
[Request: CY 2527]
Family correspondence, 25 Mar. 1805 -26 Apr. 1824
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
ML MSS. 315/89
B.
Miscellaneous business and legal papers, 1807 - 1826?
Include his will, 1811
Arranged chronologically
ML. MSS. 315/90
IV
[Request: CY 3180]
Item No.
Elizabeth Berry, nee Wollstonecraft, 1789 - 1845
A.
Correspondence, 1789 - 1845
i
Correspondence, 20 Sept. 1789 -11 Mar. 1845
1
Arranged chronologically Indexed
ii
B.
Letters received from Edward Wollstonecraft, 3 Feb.
1812 - 15 Aug. 1823
Papers, 1833?, n.d.
2
3
Include will draft, 1833?
ML MSS. 315/91
V
Berry Family, 1741 - 1835
Family papers, 30 Nov. 1741 - 1 May 1835
Legal papers re disposition and assignment of real and
personal property in Scotland, 1741 - 1792, and re
dispute between John Lee Allen and James Berry and heirs
resulting from Berry's lease of Daleally farm the
property of Allen, 1803 - 1835
28.
BOX ML MSS. 315/92
VI
[Request: CY 3691]
Item No.
James Berry. 1R11 - 1827
A.
B.
Letters received (3) from Katherine Simpson,
David Forsyth and William Simpson, 25 Oct. 1817,
30 Jan. 1824 and 21 Jan. 1825
1
Accounts and receipts, 1811 - 1827
2
Include receipts1(6) for local taxes, 1811 - 1827, and an
assessment2 for local taxes of W. Beveridge, 23 Aug. 1813
VII
John Berry, 1817 - 1848
A.
Correspondence, 1817 - 1848
i
ii
Letters received from Alexander Berry,
21 May 1817 - 17 Apr. 1848
3
Correspondence, 6 Aug. 1827 - 6 Mar. 1848
4
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
B.
Papers, 10 June 1825 - 1 Jan. 1845
5
Include financial, business and legal records
Arranged chronologically
VIII
Charles John Campbell, Agent for Alexander Berry 1838 - 1844
A.
Business correspondence, 17 Mar. 1838 11 Jan. 1844
6
Includes letters received (6) from John Berry, John
MacLean and his brother N. Campbell, together with his
letter to William Lockhead
Arranged chronologically
B.
Financial records, 8 Sep. 1839 - Dec. 1844
i
Ledger, Feb. 1841 - Dec. 1844
Signed by Campbell.
ii
7
With index
Accounts and receipts, 8 Sep. 1839 29 Jan. 1844
1
Formerly located at Ab 192/10
2
Formerly located at Ab 192/11
8
29.
ML MSS. 315/93-96
IX
David Berry. 1832 - 1889
A.
[Request: CY 3171 for MLMSS 315/93-94
Request: CY 2537 for MLMSS 315/95
Request: CY 2539 for MLMSS 315/96]
Correspondence, 1832 - 1889
i
Letters received from Alexander Berry,
1832, 1843 - 1873
Include copies of letters written and received
by Alexander Berry and letters written by his
clerk, W.G. Mathews
ML MSS. 315/97 [Request: CY 2255 for MLMSS 315/97 Item 1
Item No.
Request: CY 2409 for MLMSS 315/97 Item 2]
ii
iii
Letters received from John Hay,
25 May 1872 - 17 Jan. 1889
1
Correspondence, 19 Mar. 1834 20 June 1848, June 1861 - Sep. 1889
2
Arranged chronologically
Indexed
B.
Legal and property papers, 1832 - 1889
i
Legal papers, 1832 - 1874
3
Include his wills, 1832, 1848 and 1852,
together with copy wills of Edward
Wollstonecraft, Alexander Berry and William
Berry; copy of summons of adjudication, Wemyss
v. Berry, 1835; and indentures re lease of land
and premises at Belong with Rev. William Grant,
1855, 1874
ii
Property papers, 1841 - 1889
a. Descriptions of land, 1832 - 1886, n.d.
4
b. 'Farming on equal shares book',
1 May 1862 - 27 July 1865
5
Account current between David Berry and
John Campbell, Belong, and D.T. McPherson,
Jaspers Brush
c. Estate of the late Alexander Berry,
17 Sep. 1873
6
Includes list of tenants
ML MSS. 315/98
d. Returns, 1875, 1881 - 1887, 1889
30.
ML MSS. 315/99
e. Miscellaneous, 1841 - 1886
Include despatch notes and receipts, 1841 1843; appointment as councillor for
Illawarra, 1855; government publication
'Municipalities : correspondence etc.,
respecting the incorporation of Numba and
of South Shoalhaven', 1868-9;
'Coolangatta', a poem of C. Catton, 1886;
and petition from tenants re leases, n. d.
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
Four maps filed at M Ser. 4000/1 MSS. 315
map 10, 13, 21 and 25
ML MSS. 315/100
X
[Request: CY 3692]
Item No.
William Berry, 1833 - 1875
A.
Correspondence, 1833 - 1875
i
Correspondence, 20 Oct. 1833 8 Oct. 1875
1
Arranged chronologically Indexed
ii
B.
Letters received from Alexander
Berry, 29 July 1848? - 11 Aug. 1873
2
Receipt for land purchase, 30 June 1857
3
BOXES ML MSS. 315/101-102
XI
'Berry estate letters', 1819 - 1874 : transcripts , synopses, indexes
Additional title : Berry estate records
Compiled by M. McHatton, Apr. 1918 May 1922. Compiler's notation, eg. A100
written in red on letters
1
A.
Transcripts and synopses, vols. 1-11, 1819 - 1874
Compiled Apr. 1918 - Oct. 1921
Arranged chronologically
31.
BOX ML MSS. 315/102
B.
Indexes, 1819 - 1846
i
vols. 1-3, alphabetical index by correspondent and
subject to letters in vol. 1 of transcripts and
synopses, 1819 - 1832
Compiled Nov. 1918 - Sep. 1919 Entitled 'Notes
towards an index'
ii
vol. 4, chronological index to letters in vol. 2 of
transcripts and synopses, 1833 - 1846
Compiled Apr. 1922 - May 1922
Incomplete
ML MSS. 315/103
XII
Coolangatta Brass Band, 1888 – 1889
Minute book, Sep. 1888 - May 1889
Includes note written post 1946 re Brett Mortgage
BOX ML MSS. 315/104
XIII
[Request: CY 2170]
Sir John Hay, 1849 - 1908
A.
Correspondence, 1872-1908
i
General correspondence, 1873 - 1908
Chiefly letters received from employees and
tenants. Correspondents include i.a. David
Berry, Berry Agricultural Association, Berry
School of Arts, Broughton Creek Literary and
Debating Society, Commercial Banking Company of
Sydney, Berry Branch, C.E. Cooke, C.N.
Davidson, Thomas Gillies, William Grant, Hardie
& German, Alexander Hay, Jessie E. Hay, William
Isley, Kiama Agricultural Association, Thomas
M. Laycock, . Thomas Ralph Lewers, Lodge
Broughton, H.L. Lovegrove, W.F. Martin, Philip
H. Morton, James Norton, Norton, Smith and Co.,
Sir Henry Parkes, Rev. Luke Parr, James
Quilkey, V.B. Riley, Government Surveyor, James
Robertson, John Stewart, Stewart and Norton,
auctioneers, and the University of St. Andrews
32.
Topics include management of the
Shoalhaven estate, Kiama to Nowra
railway, south coast commerce,
church donations and repairs,
community groups, renaming of
Broughton Creek to Berry, masonic
meetings, land drainage, David
Berry's will and bequest to
University of St. Andrews,
Henry Parkes' visit to Shoalhaven,
1888, job applications, repairs
to schools, the David Berry Hospital,
Sydney Harbour Trust and Berry's Bay
Contains Hay's draft letter to
Alfred McFarland, 28 October 1873,
re Hay's family history; correspondence,
1863 - 1864, between Alexander Berry
and Thomas Hall enclosed in J.T. Hall's
letter, 21 Oct. 1889; letters addressed
to James Robertson, accountant,
Coolangatta, Philip H. Morton, Alexander
Eraser, David Berry, M. Allison and
Mrs Hay. Rough drafts of reply outlined
on a number of incoming letters
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
BOX ML MSS. 315/105
Item No.
[Request: CY 3742, CY 3739, CY 3740, CY 3650, CY 3741]
ii
Correspondence with Honeyman family,
3 Feb. 1872, 19 June 1878 - 14 Aug. 1878,
31 July 1889 - 28 Nov. 1894
1
Chiefly letters from his cousin, John Hay
Honeyman, with letters from Honeyman's wife,
Essie, and his cousin, T. Honeyman, at
Valparaiso, 8 Oct. 1890. Includes copies of
Hay's telegrams, 1890 - 1891, to John Honeyman
Majority of letters written at Brighton,
England; chief concerns business interests in
New Zealand and family matters
iii
Letters received, 1875 - 1894
a. Letters received from William George
Mathews, overseer, North Shore estate,
30 July - 20 Oct. 1875, 19 Feb. 1884 22 Dec. 1890
2
Include letters to James Robertson written
during Hay's absence, Jan. 1889, and
letters from Robert Armit to Hay, July Aug. 1889
33.
BOX ML MSS. 315/106
Item No.
[Request: CY 2262, CY 2411]
b. Letters received from Henry Gordon
Morton, land steward, Shoalhaven
estate, 16 Aug. - 20 Dec. 1875,
26 Jan. 1880 - 10 Dec. 1888,
Nov. 1894
1
Include letters from Norton & Co., 5 May
1886, and from P.H. Morton, 30 Jan. 1887
and 4 June 1887
c. Letters received from William L.
Hoffman, master of S.S. Meeinderry,
re Sydney Shoalhaven run, 24 July 4 Nov. 1885
2
d. Letters received from Robert F. Duck,
master of S.S. Coomonderry, and
D. Baines, re Sydney Shoalhaven run,
29 Oct. 1886 - 5 Jan. 1888
3
Include copies of Duck's references, 16
Nov. 1881 - 16 Dec. 1884
iv
Letter book, 30 Oct. 1890 - 29 Apr. 1904
4
Copies of letters written by Hay, or on his
behalf, as trustee for David Berry's estate,
executor of the will and principal legatee.
Correspondents include state and local
authorities, land dealers, solicitors and the
University of St. Andrews. Major concerns are
schools and roads, North Shore railway, land
valuations and purchases
Includes letters to William Woodcock,
solicitor, St. Andrews, written by Hay as
trustee and executor for his uncles, Robert and
James Hay
Copies at back of letter book
Not indexed
BOX ML MSS. 315/107
Item No.
[Request: CY 3650 for MLMSS 315/107 Item 2]
B.
Papers re estates of David Berry and James Hay, 1877 - 1897
i
1
Re David Berry's bequest to the
University of St. Andrews,
1883 - 1897, 19041
1
Includes item formerly located at ML MSS. 802/g
34.
Chiefly correspondence, with minutes of
meetings of the Business and Finance Committee,
University Court of St. Andrews and other
printed material. Correspondents at the
University include John Birrell, John
Cunningham, James Donaldson, Stuart Grace and
J. Bell Pettigrew. Included are copies of
letters written by John Hay and by John Hay and
James Norton as joint trustees, to the Marquis
of Bute and Sir Robert Duff
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
ii
Re Berry will suit, Hay v. Simpson, 1890
2
Contain court exhibits, including letters (14),
25 Jan. 1876 -2 June 1884, to John Hay from
David Berry, diary of events written by Hay and
newscuttings May, 1890
Not indexed
iii
Re legacy of James Hay to the poor of
St. Andrews and Leuchars, Scotland, 1877,
1889 - 1892
3
Include codicil, 1877, to the will of James
Hay; correspondence with William Woodcock,
solicitor, St. Andrews, and letters from
Woodcock to John Hay Honeyman, joint trustee
with John Hay; release papers; and signed lists
of the poor in St. Andrews and Leuchars
receiving benefits from Hay's legacy
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
C.
Legal and property papers re Berry estate, 1886 - 1904
i
Wills of David Berry, 1886 - 1889
4
ii
Lists of deeds re Berry Estate,
1825 - 1886 and 1845 - 1879, left
with Norton and Co., 1889, 18921
5
Notes and speech drafts for tenant
meetings, c.1890 - 1893
6
iii
1
Formerly located at ML MSS. 802/d
35.
ML MSS. 315/108
iv
Returns, 1891, 1893
BOX ML MSS. 315/109
v
'Report on titles to the Berry estate,' ; 5 Apr. 1895,
verified copies of grants and certificates of title,
1895, 1897, and Berry estate valuations, 1889, copied
1895
BOX ML MSS. 315/110
Item No.
[Request: CY 2478 for MLMSS 315/110 Items 1 and 3]
vi
vii
Account of surveys and work on the
Estate, July 1896 - Mar. 1897
1
Memoranda, c.1896
2
viii List of landholders, parish of
Coolangatta, 12 June 19031
ix
Balance sheets, North Sydney and
Shoalhaven estates, 19042
3
4
M Ser. 4000/1 MSS. 315 map 17
x
D.
'Part of the Berry estates, parishes of Broughton and
Coolangatta, county of Camden', after 1889
Personal papers, 1849 - 1899
i
Re Hay and Berry families, 1849 – 1898
5
ii
Re business interests in New Zealand,
1866 - 1882
6
iii
Illuminated address, 1890
7
iv
Re Alexander Berry and Shoalhaven settlement
a. Summaries and copies of papers by
Alexander Berry, 1804-1835,
1852 - 1870
1
Formerly located at ML MSS. 802/e
2
Formerly located at ML MSS. 802/f
8
36.
Include a declaration by Alexander Berry
before James Norton, 10 Jan. 1870, re
Edward Wollstonecraft, copied by John Hay,
n.d.
b. Letters received from John Osborne
re a biography of Alexander Berry,
14 Dec. 1898 -27 June 1899
ML MSS. 315/111
9
[Request: CY 2921]
c. 'An Australian pioneer : being
memorials of the Hon. Alexander Berry,
M.L.C., of Coolangatta, New South Wales,
together with a chapter on David, William
and John Berry by John Hay, LL.D.'
With appendices, 'On the geology of
part of the coast of New South Wales
by Alexander Berry, Esq.' and
'The Blacks of Shoalhaven by Alexr.
Berry.' MS, carbon typescript,
port.
Compiled c.1899 with subsequent additions
and corrections
ML MSS. 315/112
E.
Printed material, 1859 - 1906
i
'Passages in the life of a nonagenarian : being ...
autobiographical notices written by the late Mr.
Alexander Berry' extracted from Sydney Morning Herald ,
24-30 Dec. 1873, together with obituary notices,
extracts from The Fife Herald , 26 Feb. - 12 Mar. 1874,
containing portions of letters from Berry, 1867-8, to a
friend in Forfarshire, a letter by Berry to the editor,
Sydney Morning Herald , 22 Feb. 1859 and bound with a
proof copy of p.1 and 2 of a book edition with running
title 'Passages in the life'. MS annotations.
Autographed on front endpaper : John Hay, Hazelbrook
ML MSS. 315/113
Item No.
ii
Newspapers re Berry will case, 1890
1
iii
Newscuttings re John Hay and the
Berry estate, 1889 - 1899
2
Leaflet and newscuttings re North Shore
Railway, Sydney Harbour and North
Sydney, 1889 - 1906
3
iv
37.
BOX ML MSS. 315/114
XIV
James Tod Hay, I860 - 1887
Item No.
[Request: CY 2410 for MLMSS 315/114 Item 4
Request: CY 2478 for MLMSS 315/114 Item 5]
Letters received (5) from John Hay, the firm
Hay and Honeyman and John Hay Honeyman,
2 Apr. 1860 - 19 June 1887
XV
Jessie Sinclair Hay, 1889. 1892
Letters received (2) from Rev. John Walker
and John Hay Honeyman, 20 May 1889 and
25 May 1892
XVI
1
2
Alexander Hay, 1889 - 1941
A.
Correspondence, 1889-1939
i
Letters received, 1889 - 1939
a. Letters received from William George
Mathews, overseer, North Shore estate,
5 Dec. 1889 - 24 Dec. 1890
3
b. Letters received, 24 Feb. 1890 1 Apr. 1939
4
Correspondents include i.a. Berry
Agricultural Association, C.E. Cooke, John
Hay, W. Isley, Frederick L. Jones, of
Mercer University, Georgia, M. McHatton,
John Osborne, John Swift, H.A. Thompson,
Edward Wallington and F. Winchcombe
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
ii
Correspondence, 1903-1936
a. Correspondence, with related papers,
re David Berry Hospital, 1903-1909
5
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
b. Correspondence, chiefly with artist
Will Longstaff re the sale of his
painting 'Vimy Ridge', 11 Sep. 1930 8 May 1936
6
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
38.
BOX ML MSS. 315/115
B.
Item No.
Papers re estate of Sir John Hay, 1909 – 1912
1
Include financial statements and balance sheets, 1909 - 1910,
Alexander Hay's draft report for the trustees and beneficiaries in
the Berry and Coolangatta estates, c.Feb. 1910, letters received,
18 Mar. 1910 and 9 Feb. 1912, synopses of the will of Sir John Hay
and scheme of appropriation, 1910, and accounts, 1901 - 1908,
compiled 1911
Arranged chronologically
Not indexed
C.
Personal papers, 1898-1939
2
Include speech drafts to electors of Moruya, c.1898, papers re
estate of his brother, Harvey David Hay, 1899 - 1900, papers
including letters re Illawarra election 1901, printed diary1 with
ms. entries, 1915, notes from M. McHatton re Berry estate letters,
1917, 192-, letter of introduction from Prime Minister Bruce, 1927,
notes, c.1939, and an autobiographical memorandum, n.d.
Arranged chronologically
D.
E.
'Coolangatta Estate, Shoalhaven', 1819 - c.1912, compiled by M.
McHatton for Alexander Hay, n.d. 23ff.
3
Milk returns, 1939 - 19412
4
ML MSS. 315/116
F.
Printed material, c.1891 - 1923
Include newscuttings, 1891 - 1903, n.d., re Alexander Hay, his
political campaigns, including Illawarra, 1901, and Glen Innes,
1903, and the Berry estate; memos and invitations, 1894 - 1923; and
an illustration by Ayrshire cattle from Coolangatta, pre 1909
1
Formerly located at ML MSS. 802/h
2
Formerly located at ML MSS. 802/i
39.
ML SS. 315/117
XVII
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William G. Mathews, before 1902
'Reminiscences of an old colonist', 1814 - 189-, written by
W.G.. Mathews, before 1902. MS, with annotations in pencil.
'8ff.
Verso of last page : Published "Sun" 15/10/38
ML MSS. 315/118
XVIII
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Printed material, 1863 - 1938
Include journal article, 'Illawarra', c.1872, signed A. McF.,
i.e. Alfred McFarland, and 'The Blacks of Shoalhaven'
containing Alexander Berry's reminiscences; proofs (2) • of
'Alex. & David Berry, the donors of 100,000 pounds to St.
Andrews University', c.1890; newscuttings of 'Coolangatta
Estate, Shoalhaven', compiled by M. McHatton for Alexander
Hay, of 'Alexander Berry and his "Government Men"', 1938, by
James Valentine, i.e. John Fitzgerald Fairfax, and extracts
from The Sun , Oct. 1938, re Berry papers by Walter E. Bethel
40.
Newspapers shelved with the manuscripts
The Argus
1854
(Melbourne)
May
22
The Berry Register
1894
1898
1900
1909
Nov .
Dec .
Nov.
Sep.
Sep.
24
1
26
8
25
Broughton Creek Mail
1895
Sep.
( Incomplete issues )
(Incomplete)
12
The Broughton Creek Register
1889
Sep.
Oct.
28
5
The Colonist
1836
1837
May
June
July
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
July
Aug.
Oct.
Nov.
Dec.
12, 19, 26
2, 9, 16, 23, 30
7, 14, 21
11, 25
1, 8, 15, 22
6, 13
3, 17, 24
15, 22
5, 26
9, 23
2, 23, 30
6, 13, 20, 27
4, 11, 18
1, 8, 15, 29
6, 13, 20, 27
3, 17
5, 12, 19, 26
30
7, 14, 21, 28
The Daily Telegraph
1889
1890
Aug.
Oct.
May
(Sydney)
7
5
10, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17
41.
The Examiner
1860
1861
Mar.
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Dec.
(Kiama)
14, 21
22
26
6, 13, 20, 24, 27
17
The Freeman's Journal
1860
Sep.
15
The Illawarra Express
1859
1860
1861
1862
1863
1865
Dec.
Jan.
Feb.
Mar.
Apr.
May
June
Aug.
Sep.
Oct.
Nov.
Jan.
Feb.
Oct.
Feb.
May
June
July
Apr.
21, 24
4, 18 (incomplete), 21
4, 11, 15, 18, 29
14, 21
11
19
2, 6
11, 15, 18, 22, 25
1, 8, 19, 22, 26
10, 17
17
19
16
23
1
10
21
29
12
The Illawarra Mercury
1856
1865
1868
1889
Mar.
Mar.
Feb.
Sep.
Oct.
31
31
11
26
1
The Kiama Independent
1866
1879
1889
1890
Sep.
July
Oct.
Dec.
Apr.
May
20
1
1, 4
27
15
16
Lloyd's Weekly Newspaper
1856
Mar.
(London)
23
42.
The Nowra Colonist
1888
1889
1890
Nov.
Aug.
Oct.
May
28
7
2
14
The Presbyterian
1889
Oct.
12
The Shoalhaven News
1889
1891
1898
Sep.
Mar.
Nov.
28
7
26
The Sydney Mail
1863
Jan.
May
July
Aug.
(Incomplete issues)
(Incomplete issues)
24
23
25
1
The Sydney Monitor
1835
May
20
The Sydney Morning Herald
1889
Sep.
Western Mail
1894
June
24, 28, 30 (Incomplete)
(Cardiff)
20, 21
43.